Crime-solving in the 21st century is all about science.
Simply dusting for fingerprints and taking a few crime scene photos just isn’t enough anymore. Police and prosecutors today have a wide array of sophisticated technology.
Forensic pathologist Michael Baden has been around long enough to see that evolution, and to be an active participant in it.
Whether in official roles or as a private consultant, Baden has been involved in many high-profile homicide investigations, including very notably the OJ Simpson case.
In 2001 Baden wrote a book called Dead Reckoning, detailing his findings in some of those high-profile cases.
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When I met him to talk about that book, it was less than 2 months after the September 11th attacks, which you will hear referenced in this interview.
So here now, from 2001, Michael Baden.